VALLEJO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has offered $50,000 rewards in seven unsolved California killings, including the Vallejo slayings of Dr. Ira Polonsky and Gerard Warren, who were killed in separate incidents nearly a year ago.

Two of Polonsky’s patients who helped raise more than $1,700 for information leading to an arrest and conviction of a suspect welcomed Monday’s announcement.

“It’s amazing,” said Jeryl Bellamy. “This is what we’ve been hoping and praying for,” she added, referring to family and friends.

Karen Orr, another Polonsky patient, said the slaying is no less devastating for those close to the psychologist, but the reward could lead to a resolution.

“If it will help, I’m for it,” Orr said of the reward.

A masked gunman shot Polonsky to death Nov. 1 in the hallway of his Vallejo office. Polonsky was from Oakland.

Earlier this year, Polonsky’s son, David, told the Vallejo newspaper that his father was killed by a big, freckle-faced, red-headed, blue-eyed man wearing combat fatigues and a ski mask. David said the family learned this from a witness right after the slaying.

Warren, 20, was killed Aug. 14 in front of his Vallejo home. Vallejo police say they believe the suspect or suspects were lying in wait for him.

Warren was attacked after getting out of his car in the 100 block of Harvard Avenue, police said.

The other $50,000 rewards announced Monday for arrests and convictions in unsolved homicides include:

– Marco Garcia was robbed and killed by two to three suspects at his jewelry store, Ybarra Jewelers, in Stockton in September

– James O’Dowd III was stabbed to death while walking on a street in Richmond in June 2005.

– Harold Raney was asleep in his bed when he was shot to death in his Ceres apartment in March 1986.

– Derek Snell was stabbed to death during an attack by several people at a party near the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in May 2003.

– Roy and Angie Woodley were found slain inside their Fresno home in July 2005.